Luke Breust
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Breust in April 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Luke Bruest | ||
| Nickname(s) | Punky | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Temora, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Temora (Farrer Football League) | ||
| Draft | No. 47, 2009 AFL Rookie Draft | ||
| Height / weight | 184cm / 84kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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| Current club | Hawthorn | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009– | Hawthorn | 146 (280) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 6, 2017.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Luke Breust (born 11 November 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Recruited from Temora, New South Wales, Breust played both rugby league and Australian rules football as a junior but turned his focus to Australian rules from age 14. Breust played football and basketball with Isaac Smith in Temora before the latter moved to Wagga Wagga when he was 13, with both ending up at Hawthorn where they played together in the 2013 AFL Grand Final.
As stated on the NSW AFL website, 'Before being drafted at the age of 18, Breust played with many current stars of the game as a member of the NSW/ACT Rams side that took out the Division 2 title at the NAB AFL Under-18 National Championships in 2008.'
"Craig Bird was my captain and I played with Taylor Walker, Dean Terlich and guys like that," he said.
He was drafted by Hawthorn with selection 47 in the 2009 AFL Rookie Draft in December 2008. Breust fractured his left tibia during 2008, but after recovering from that injury he received an invitation to trial with the Hawks and was then selected in the draft.
In Round 8 of the 2011 AFL season, Breust made his debut against St Kilda after performing well for Hawthorn's affiliate side in the Victorian Football League, Box Hill. He kicked 2 goals after coming on as a substitute. In Round 15 after a 2-goal, 16-possession game against Collingwood, he was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star Award.
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